tmux¶

To install tmux

sudo apt install tmux

To start a new session

tmux new -s <session_name>

To list active sessions

tmux ls

To attach to the last session or a specific one

tmux a

Or

tmux attach -t <session_name>

To detach from the current session

Press Prefix (Ctrl+b) followed by d To automatically attach/create an SSH tmux session on login (add to ~/.bashrc):

if [[ $- =~ i ]] && [[ -z "$TMUX" ]] && [[ -n "$SSH_TTY" ]]; then
  tmux attach-session -t ssh_tmux || tmux new-session -s ssh_tmux
fi

To bypass shell profiles when logging in via SSH (in case autostart locks you out)

ssh -t <user>@<host> bash --norc

Or

ssh -t <user>@<host> sh

To install Tmux Plugin Manager (TPM)

mkdir -p ~/.tmux/plugins
git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm

Add to ~/.tmux.conf: run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'

Reload tmux config, then press Prefix (Ctrl+b) followed by Shift+i to install plugins To enable pass-through escape sequences (e.g., for OSC52 clipboard or notifications): Add to ~/.tmux.conf

set -g allow-passthrough on